Live Updates:
5 pm: Turns out the umpires were right in taking the players off the field as heavy rain followed the bad light stoppage, forcing early Stumps on Day 4.
4.52 pm: Bad light stops play at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru. India captain Rohit Sharma was not happy as the umpires offered the light to the New Zealand batters with dark clouds hovering over the ground. Rohit and Virat Kohli had a heated discussion with the umpire and have now refused to leave the field, waiting for the light to improve so that they can have a crack at the Kiwi batters before stumps. But had to walk off eventually as groundstaff covered the field sensing rain in the distance. New Zealand 0/0 (0.4 overs) need 107 runs to win.
4.39 pm: India 462-all out in their 2nd innings, set New Zealand 107 runs to win in Bengaluru. Sarfaraz 150, O’Rourke 3/92, Henry 3/102
4.38 pm: WICKET! Mohammad Siraj c Southee b Henry 0 (2 balls)
4.35 pm: WICKET! Jasprit Bumrah c Blundle b Henry 0 (4 balls). India 462/9, lead by 106 runs
4.15 pm: WICKET! R Ashwin lbw b Matt Henry 15 (24 balls).
4 pm: WICKET! Ravindra Jadeja c Young b O'Rourke 5 (15 balls). Fails to time his pull shot and ends up giving a simple catch at mid-wicket. India 441/7 in 92.3 ovs, lead by 85 runs in Bengaluru.
3.32 pm: KL Rahul’s wicket bring the post-lunch session to an end. India (46 & 438/6) At Tea, Lead New Zealand (402) By 82 Runs. Sarfaraz 150, Pant 99, O’Rourke 2/75.
3.32 pm: WICKET! KL Rahul c Blundle b O'Rourke 12 (16 balls).
3.18 pm: Heartbreak in Bengaluru! Rishabh Pant gets castled by William O’Rourke on 99 (94 balls). The new balls came back in from the back of length, Pant looked to cut but it was too close for him and ended up playing on.
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Rishabh Pant smacks a 1⃣0⃣7⃣m MAXIMUM!
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2.54 pm: WICKET! Sarfaraz Ahmed c Ajaz b Southee 150 (195 balls). India 46 & 408/4 (84.1) lead by 52 runs.
The mammoth partnership is finally broken as Tim Southee sends back the centurion. Sarfaraz and Pant added 177 runs for the fourth wicket to put India ahead of New Zealand at Chinnaswamy.
2:16 pm: Rishabh Pant and Sarfaraz Khan have raised their 150-run stand. The lead is now 26.
2:03 pm: India have now taken a lead and are leading by 7 runs.
1:59 pm: Team India overhaul New Zealand’s lead of 356 with seven wickets in hand.
1:38 pm: Play to resume at 1:50 pm, Tea at 3:30 pm.
1:28 pm: Play likely to resume soon as overhead conditions gets cleared.
11:59 am: Rain seemed to have stopped in Bengaluru, but has started again as fans wait for the action to resume.
11:26 am: Lunch has also been called as teams play waiting game.
11:03 am: Heavy rain has stopped play at the Chinnaswamy Stadium just as India were nearing parity. They are placed comfortably at 344/3.
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10:58 am: This time it’s Rishabh Pant. He has a half-century as he drills one through cover off Glenn Phillips for a boundary.
10:50 am: The 100-run partnership has also come between Sarfaraz Khan and Rishabh Pant. India really trying to make a match out of this.
10:37 am: Pant has taken 16 runs off Ajaz Patel and India now trail only by 38.
10:35 am: Paul Reiffel gives Rishabh Pant lbw off Ajaz Patel’s bowling, but the keeper-batter has reviewed immediately. But there’s a big inside edge and the decision has been overturned.
10:20 am: First drinks break of day four and India are 294/3, trailing only by 62.
10:08 am: Rishabh Pant and Sarfaraz Khan bring up their 50-run stand. The pair take only 65 deliveries to get there.
9:55 am: And THERE IT IS!!! Maiden ton for Sarfaraz as he gets to the three-figure mark with a boundary off Tim Southee's bowling.
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9:45 am: Rishabh Pant survives a massive run-out threat as New Zealand were unable to capitalise on the opportunity.
Team India will resume their dogged fight to save the contest in the ongoing first Test against New Zealand at the Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. After the opening day resulted in a washout due to persistent rains in the city, the next two days have been hugely moving days.
Matt Henry's five-wicket haul ensured that India had been consigned to their lowest Test total at home of 46 as five batters registered ducks. The Kiwis finished the day by being 134 ahead and added another 222 runs on day three to set the hosts a colossal task, giving themselves hope of a rare innings win on Indian soil.
™️ Virat Kohli ☺️
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Nevertheless, Rohit Sharma and co. lead a strong reply on day three as the captain played an explosive knock of 52. While Virat Kohli and Sarfaraz Khan were looking fairly comfortable, the former's wicket late in the day made the momentum shift slightly towards New Zealand. However, with Sarfaraz at the crease and Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul still to come, India should fancy their chances of making the tourists bat again.